Hakeem Olajuwon praises Kristaps Porzingis, says he'd love to work with him

Hakeem Olajuwon praises Kristaps Porzingis, says he'd love to work with him

The Knicks team the Rockets beat on Saturday night was without Kristaps Porzingis, but that didn’t stop him from making his presence felt among Houston basketball royalty. Porzingis has impressed people all over the league this season, averaging 27.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while shooting over 40 percent from 3-point range. Hakeem Olajuwon is one of Porzingis’ many fans, and told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman that he’d love to work with him, as he has with other bigs in recent years. Not that Porzingis needs much help.

“I think [he makes it] easy,’’ Olajuwon said. “He’s very skilled, very smart. The height he has the advantage in the post. The guy that got skill in the post game, he’s already amazing. It gets much easier for him.”

“Everyone can always get stronger,’’ Olajuwon said. “But he’s fantastic, always plays with confidence, has a lot of moves, shooting 3s. I think the post game is most important because of his length. He’s so skilled he can do whatever he wants on the floor.”

For a multi-skilled big man like Porzingis, there are few higher compliments than these words coming from a legend like Olajuwon.

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